English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

No Man's Heath

Early-attested site in the Parish of Malpas

Historical Forms

  • Nomonheth 1483 ChRR
  • Nomonhethe 1483 Orm2
  • No Mans Heath 1671 Sheaf
  • Noemans Heath 1705 Chol
  • Nomans Heath 1716,1828 ib

Etymology

No Man's Heath (109–515480), Nomonheth 1483 ChRR, Nomonhethe 1483 Orm2, No Mans Heath 1671 Sheaf, Noemans Heath 1705Chol , Nomans Heath 1716, 1828ib , 'no man's heath, heath nobody owns', cf. No Man's Land Sx 77, Wo 191, v. nān mann , hǣð .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site